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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 6

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 20 →

Receipts

1,619 head

▲ 825 vs last sale 794▼ 850 vs year ago 2,469 · −34.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A nice offering of spring born steer and heifer calves, too few offered a week ago to make a good price comparison with. Too few yearling steers and heifers offered this week to allow a good comparison. Moderate to good demand for both calves and yearlings, but flesh is a huge factor as cattle feeders are facing a futures complex that is seeing large daily losses, which is creating much uncertainty. The fed cattle market is lower again this week, adding to the pressure on the feeder cattle market. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 13th, expecting 1500 head of feeders, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.01/cwt on 306 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −76.28 against this barn's trailing median of $484.29.

Average price

$408.01

306 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$41.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.78

vs SD average

−11.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	412.60	2,276	272
Medium and Large 1-2	558	371.30	2,072	34

One grade step is worth $41.30/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale306 hd

408.01

—

SD average9 barns · 8,265 hd

448.79

−40.78

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−11.09

This barn, trailing median11 sales

484.29

−76.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $538.85, low $435.10, median $484.29 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	1,620	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,007	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	469.30/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,830	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,975	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	406.41/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,918	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	459.33/cwt	437.50–461.00	2,200	68
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,047	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	438.62/cwt	433.00–465.00	2,285	136
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	380.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,064	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	357.21/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,079	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	386.11/cwt	363.00–406.00	2,259	131
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	373.88/cwt	369.00–375.00	2,281	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	360.03/cwt	349.00–375.00	2,419	68
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	354.22/cwt	354.00–356.00	2,522	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,566	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,241	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,046	25
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,671	3
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,403	61
Steers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,061	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,361	7
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,062	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,878	3
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,104	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,008	49
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,179	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,183	15
Steers	1200–1250	Large 2	1,211	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,955	6
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,246	274.75/cwt	274.75–274.75	3,423	103
Steers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,262	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	3,452	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,434	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	477.56/cwt	450.00–502.00	1,738	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	381.16/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,673	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	427.28/cwt	407.50–444.00	1,893	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,740	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	403.93/cwt	403.00–411.00	1,975	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	338.92/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,728	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	370.18/cwt	364.00–384.00	1,973	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	349.69/cwt	340.00–364.00	2,011	98
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	353.15/cwt	341.00–361.00	2,211	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	325.53/cwt	322.00–328.00	2,077	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	324.51/cwt	323.50–328.00	2,184	56
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	746	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,216	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	282.48/cwt	282.25–282.50	2,517	44
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,423	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	277.74/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,661	66
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	971	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,563	62

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu Nov 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 1,619Last week 794Year ago 2,469

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	364	450.00–502.00	477.56
27	400–450	443	407.50–444.00	427.28
26	450–500	489	403.00–411.00	403.93
22	500–550	533	364.00–384.00	370.18
98	550–600	575	340.00–364.00	349.69
18	600–650	626	341.00–361.00	353.15
56	650–700	673	323.50–328.00	324.51
44	850–900	891	282.25–282.50	282.48
13	900–950	932	260.00	260.00
66	950–1000	958	277.50–280.00	277.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	440.00	440.00
12	400–450	439	375.00–387.50	381.16
4	450–500	474	367.00	367.00
33	500–550	510	336.00–347.50	338.92
5	600–650	638	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	638	322.00–328.00	325.53
13	700–750	746	297.00	297.00
62	950–1000	971	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	531.00	531.00
22	350–400	389	516.00	516.00
68	450–500	479	437.50–461.00	459.33
136	500–550	521	433.00–465.00	438.62
131	550–600	585	363.00–406.00	386.11
58	600–650	610	369.00–375.00	373.88
68	650–700	672	349.00–375.00	360.03
62	700–750	712	354.00–356.00	354.22
10	750–800	792	324.00	324.00
25	850–900	896	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	460.00–485.00	469.30
8	400–450	434	455.00	455.00
9	450–500	472	405.00–407.50	406.41
21	500–550	543	375.00–390.00	380.02
13	550–600	582	353.00–361.00	357.21
5	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
3	900–950	947	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,061	222.50	222.50
6	1200–1250	1,211	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	1000–1050	1,025	332.00	332.00
49	1100–1150	1,104	272.50	272.50
15	1150–1200	1,179	270.00	270.00
103	1200–1250	1,246	274.75	274.75
51	1250–1300	1,262	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,062	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	399.00	399.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.